Table 1 Descriptive characteristics in relation to psychological distress (N = 108,011)
Variable | GHQ-12 score 0–3 (N = 92,382) | GHQ-12 score > 3 (N = 15,625) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 46.9 ± 17.2 | 45.8 ± 16.6 |
Sex (% male) | 47.8 | 38.8 |
Country (% England) | 81.5 | 79.2 |
Smoking (%) | ||
Never | 49.3 | 42.2 |
Ex-smoker | 25.2 | 22.5 |
Current | 25.5 | 35.3 |
Social occupational group | ||
Professional | 5.1 | 3.6 |
Managerial | 27.9 | 25.6 |
Skilled (non-manual/ manual) | 43.3 | 42.5 |
Semi-skilled manual | 17.3 | 20.4 |
Unskilled manual | 5.9 | 7.4 |
Obesity (%) | 20.9 | 23.1 |
Chronic illness | 39.3 | 60.6 |
Physical activity | ||
None | 49.3 | 58.1 |
Insufficiently active | 23.8 | 22.1 |
Meets guidelinesa | 26.9 | 19.8 |